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Draft Notes: Pacers, Wizards, Mock Drafts, Jazz, Grizzlies, More

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Pacers president of basketball operations Kevin Pritchard released a statement (via Twitter) after the team’s top-four protected first-round pick landed at No. 5 and conveyed to the Clippers. Indiana also sent Los Angeles its unprotected 2029 first-rounder, Bennedict Mathurin, Isaiah Jackson and a 2028 second-round pick (via Dallas) in exchange for 2024/25 All-Defensive center Ivica...
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Southwest Notes: Champagnie, Pelicans, Rockets, Grizzlies

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Julian Champagnie‘s improved rebounding has been an overlooked part of the Spurs‘ success this season, writes Tom Orsborn of The San Antonio Express-News. Head coach Mitch Johnson tasked Champagnie with improving his work on the glass at the start of 2025/26 and the fourth-year small forward responded by averaging a career-high 5.8 rebounds per game […]
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Full 2026 NBA Draft Order

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — Now that the NBA’s draft lottery results are in, the full 2026 draft order has been set. We’ll likely see some of these picks change hands on June 23 or 24, or in the days leading up to the draft — we’ll be sure to update the list below if and when picks are traded. […]
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Wizards Win 2026 NBA Draft Lottery; Jazz, Grizzlies, Bulls In Top Four

HoopsRumors (Luke Adams) — The Wizards, who had the worst record in the league during the 2025/26 season, have won the 2026 NBA draft lottery. Washington entered the lottery tied for the best possible odds (14%) to land the No. 1 overall pick. The full lottery order for the 2026 NBA draft is as follows: Washington Wizards Utah Jazz […]
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Knicks’ OG Anunoby Out For Sunday’s Game 4

HoopsRumors (Rory Maher) — Knicks forward OG Anunoby will miss his second straight game on Sunday due to a right hamstring strain, head coach Mike Brown told reporters, including Stefan Bondy of The New York Post (Twitter link). The Knicks currently hold a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup vs. the 76ers. Game 4 will be played […]
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Knicks Notes: Towns, Brown, Hart, Bridges, Potential Sweep

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Coach Mike Brown made a strategic adjustment heading into Game 4 of the first-round series against Atlanta, and the Knicks haven’t lost since, writes Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Trailing 2-1 in the series, Brown opted to station Karl-Anthony Towns on the perimeter more often and use him as a playmaker. The results have been spectacular […]
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Lakers Notes: Ayton, Doncic, LeBron, Redick

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Beyond the imposing 3-0 deficit they face after a trio of blowout losses, the biggest concern for the Lakers in their series with Oklahoma City might be the uninspired performance of Deandre Ayton, Thuc Nhi Nguyen of The Los Angeles Times writes in a subscriber-only piece. L.A. was counting on Ayton to help neutralize OKC’s […]
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Warriors Notes: Kerr, Curry, Green, Lottery

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Steve Kerr’s new two-year contract with the Warriors was the result of rediscovering his passion for coaching, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN. Kerr expressed doubts about whether he wanted to continue in the profession following a difficult season that ended with a play-in loss to Phoenix last month. He told reporters after that game […]
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Hawks Could Be Among Suitors For Jaylen Brown

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Celtics and Hawks had a “brief conversation” last offseason about Jaylen Brown, according to Chris Mannix of NBC Sports (video link), who expects them to revisit the idea of a trade this summer (hat tip to BasketNews). Mannix adds that initial talks between the teams were only exploratory because Atlanta was “leery” about taking […]
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Thunder Notes: Mitchell, SGA, Wallace, Joe, Lottery

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — With the Lakers holding reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in check, a new star is emerging for the Thunder, writes Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Second-year guard Ajay Mitchell, who wasn’t part of OKC’s rotation during its march to the title last season, had 24 points, 10 assists and no turnovers on Saturday as his team grabbed […]
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Celtics Notes: Gonzalez, Tatum, Williams, Mazzulla

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Hugo Gonzalez turned in a surprisingly strong rookie season after being selected with the 28th pick in last year’s draft, but it wasn’t enough to earn him a spot in the Celtics‘ playoff rotation, writes Brian Robb of MassLive. Gonzalez made three brief appearances before playing 13 minutes in the Game 7 loss to Philadelphia, […]
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Cavaliers Notes: Harden, Mitchell, Bickerstaff, Merrill

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — James Harden has tried to ignore the doubts raised by his checkered playoff history, but those concerns became louder after a pair of sub-par performances in Detroit. Harden may have silenced his critics for at least a little while by hitting several clutch shots in a Game 3 victory on Saturday that kept the Cavaliers‘ […]
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Thunder Notes: Holmgren, Hartenstein, McCain, Mitchell

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — The Thunder’s big man combination of Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein didn’t get off to a promising start, writes Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. OKC added Hartenstein in free agency in the summer of 2024 after being badly outrebounded by Dallas in the conference semifinals. but because of injuries to both players, they weren’t able […]
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Steve Kerr To Remain With Warriors On Two-Year Contract

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Steve Kerr has agreed to a two-year deal to return as Warriors head coach, agents Dan Eveloff and Rick Smith of Priority Sports tell ESPN’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). No details on the new contract have been released, but Charania hears that Kerr will continue to be the NBA’s highest-paid coach (Twitter link).  More to […]
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Knicks Notes: Clarkson, Shamet, Anunoby, Bridges

HoopsRumors (Arthur Hill) — Jordan Clarkson signed with the Knicks last summer to play for a contender, but he had fallen completely out of the rotation by the trade deadline, writes James L. Edwards of The Athletic. It would have been understandable if he had asked to be dealt or bought out, but Clarkson said he didn’t consider either […]
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